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Nwazuluwa Onuekwuke "Zulu" Sofola (22 June 1935 – 5 September 1995) [1] was the first published female Nigerian playwright and dramatist. [2] Sofola was also a university teacher and became the first female Professor of Theater Arts in Africa .
Onitsha Market Literature emerged in the early 1950s with locally written romances and practical pamphlets, published by printers in the eastern Nigerian town of Onitsha. Initially aimed at generating income during slow months, the movement gained momentum after the 1956 success of Ogali A. Ogali's bestselling Veronica My Daughter: A Drama.
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Nigerian literature may be roughly defined as the literary writing by citizens of the nation of Nigeria for Nigerian readers, addressing Nigerian issues. This encompasses writers in a number of languages, including not only English but Igbo , Urhobo , Yoruba , and in the northern part of the county Hausa and Nupe . [ 1 ]
Pages in category "20th-century Nigerian dramatists and playwrights" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Olawale Gladstone Emmanuel Rotimi, best known as Ola Rotimi (13 April 1938 – 18 August 2000), [1] was one of Nigeria's leading playwrights and theatre directors. He has been called "a complete man of the theatre [2] – an actor, director, choreographer and designer – who created performance spaces, influenced by traditional architectural forms."
The Village Headmaster (later renamed The New Village Headmaster) is a Nigerian television drama series created by Olusegun Olusola and produced by Dejumo Lewis. [1] [2] Originally a radio drama series, the programme was Nigeria’s longest-running television soap opera shown on the NTA from 1968 to 1988, [3] and starred Ted Muroko as the original headmaster.